By Gene Hall My mother, one of the world’s gifted peacemakers, often told me, “There are two sides to everything.” Bridging the gap between some anti-agriculture activists and farmers and ranchers is a pretty big challenge, but as Mom said, there are two sides. There are a lot of people out there who have not [...]
By Nathan Smith Most years on the Southern High Plains of Texas, farmers like Brandon Patschke and his family are busy growing the fabric of our lives—cotton. Brandon is a Texas Farm Bureau member and grows cotton on his family farm near Lubbock. Farmers like Brandon come from generations of families with decades of practice weathering [...]
By Amanda Hill Last Wednesday marked the end of a Texas legend—Dublin Dr Pepper. The iconic soda, made with pure cane sugar, has stopped production after more than 100 years of bottling. It was a sad day in Texas. Dublin Dr Pepper was truly iconic. If you've ever traveled to the charming town of Dublin, [...]
By Kelly Bogard I've started receiving recipes from Texas Farm Bureau members and others who read our blog. I must say, you all are very creative! Barbara Steidinger of Dripping Springs sent me the recipe for her Rio Star Grapefruit Pie, which I thought would be perfect for this week. You see, it's all about grapefruit—specifically, Rio [...]
By Kelly Bogard Set your sights on this tasty Chicken Fried Deer Steaks recipe! For Chicken Fried Deer Steaks, you will need... 1 lb. deer steaks, tenderized (tenderloin or backstrap) 1-1/2 cups whole milk 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 egg vegetable oil seasoning to taste Venison is very similar to beef in regard to [...]
